More Cholesterol News

• New Type of Stent Shows Promise

  November 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new generation of stents shows promise in avoiding the ...

• Long-Term Help Regimen Cut Heart Attack Recurrence

  November 11 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack survivors can significantly reduce their risk of non-fatal ...

• Speed Not Always of the Essence with Heart Cases in ER

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- No one doubts the need to rush to the hospital ...

• Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Health inequalities between rich and poor people are much lower ...

• Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk

  November 4 (HealthDay News) -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) linked to a heart attack can ...

• Sudden Death Risk Highest 30 Days After Heart Attack

  November 4 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of sudden death after a heart attack has ...

• Statins Reduced Death Risk from Pneumonia

  October 28 (HealthDay News) -- The death rate among people hospitalized for pneumonia was one-third ...

• Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner

  October 27 (HealthDay News) -- Calcium channel blocker drugs, which are widely prescribed for coronary ...

• Speedy Care After Heart Attack Key to Survival

  October 23 (HealthDay News) -- Getting a heart beating again is only the first step ...

• Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker

  October 10 (HealthDay News) -- If you're worried about reducing your risk of heart disease, ...

• Pneumonia Vaccine Lowers Chances of Heart Attack

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- Being vaccinated against pneumonia halves the risk of having a ...

• Statins Can Hinder Muscle Repair

  September 25 (HealthDay News) -- Statins, taken by millions to lower cholesterol, may hinder the ...

• Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease

  September 24 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with coronary artery disease, angioplasty isn't a cost-effective ...

• Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners

  September 24 (HealthDay News) -- In the wake of several high-profile medication errors, some of ...

• Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack

  September 24 (HealthDay News) -- Drug-coated stents are more effective than the bare metal kind ...

• Leading COPD Drugs Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack

  September 23 (HealthDay News) -- Common drugs prescribed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are ...

• Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk

  September 22 (HealthDay News) -- People who are taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs -- which include ...

• Heart Attack Care Often Delayed for the Poor

  September 22 (HealthDay News) -- Poorer Americans, including those on Medicaid, are more likely to ...

• Compound Could Reduce Heart Attack Damage

  September 11 (HealthDay News) -- A newly developed molecule holds the promise of reducing the ...